The Asia Pacific Dragons, also known as APDs, is a

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team based in Singapore that played in the

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Showcase Series of 2019.

History

The team is owned and managed by Carinat Sports Marketing based in Hong Kong. The team was founded in 2011 by bringing together the best players from the Pacific Islands and those with heritage in the Islands. It has subsequently focused on nurturing talent and promoting rugby. The team won its first match in Hong Kong against an invitational World XV to claim the inaugural Chartis Cup in 2011. The Asia Pacific Dragons successfully defended the cup against English club

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in 2012. Initially, the APDs played 15-a-side rugby, then expanded to play rugby sevens and

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. The team won the Hong Kong Football Club Tens in 2012 and the Singapore Cricket Club Sevens in 2013, and competed at the

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in Singapore in 2014.Teams
World Club Tens In 2019, the Asia Pacific Dragons, based in Singapore, entered a full-time professional team in the Global Rapid Rugby competition.

Personnel

Coaches for the 2019 season: * Hale T-Pole - Head of Rugby * Ryan Martin - Head Coach * Lee Allan - Assistant Coach

References

External links

APDs Rugby
page
Asia Pacific Dragons
at Carinat.com

History

Personnel

See also

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